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Route Reliability

Chicago → SBN

ORD–SBN · 84 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to SBN Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
63%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
2,674
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 63% of the time across 2,674 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORD–SBN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 57% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ORD–SBN flights arrived on time 68% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 56%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(358 flights)
  • Tue68%(372 flights)
  • Wed66%(367 flights)
  • Thu66%(368 flights)
  • Fri65%(365 flights)
  • Sat61%(356 flights)
  • Sun56%(380 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM71%(126 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM69%(467 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(591 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(647 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(394 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(341 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 61% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%178
July 202552%180
August 202568%177
September 202579%204
October 202579%241
November 202568%211
December 202556%231
January 202658%234
February 202662%218
March 202656%223
April 202654%220
May 202667%249

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Based on 2,674 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.